Beverage with storage-stable dietary fiber additive

Abstract

The invention relates to a beverage in which difructose dianhydride III is added as prebiotic dietary fibers, wherein the DFA III shows, even at a pH value of <3.9, sufficient storage stability during the entire shelf life of the beverage.

1 . Beverage containing dietary fibre, 
 characterised in that    the beverage contains difructose dianhydride III as storage-stable dietary fibre.    
     
     
         2 . Beverage according to  claim 1 , 
 characterised in that    the beverage contains in addition oligosaccharides with a chain length of 2 to 10.    
     
     
         3 . Beverage according to  claim 1 , 
 characterised in that    DFA III is contained in the beverage in a proportion of 0.01 wt % to 25 wt %.    
     
     
         4 . Beverage according to  claim 1 , 
 characterised in that    the oligosaccharide is at least one selected from O-β-D-fructofuranosyl-(2→1)-O-β-fructofuranosyl-α-D-glucopyranoside (GF2), O-β-D-fructofuranosyl-[(2→1)-O-β-D-fructofuranosyl)] 2 -α-D-glucopyranoside (GF3) and O-β-D-fructofuranosyl-[(2→1)-O-β-D-fructofuranosyl)] 3 -α-D-glucopyranoside (GF4), higher-chain oligosaccharides, glucose, fructose and saccharose.    
     
     
         5 . Beverage according to  claim 1 , 
 characterised in that    the oligosaccharide content in the beverage comes to not more than 25 wt %.    
     
     
         6 . Beverage according to  claim 1 , 
 characterised in that    the beverage has a pH value that lies between 2.0 and 5.0.    
     
     
         7 . Process for preparing a storage-stable beverage containing dietary fibre, 
 characterised in that    difructose dianhydride III is added to the beverage.    
     
     
         8 . Process for preparing a beverage according to  claim 7 , 
 characterised in that    there is additionally added to the beverage at least one saccharide selected from GF2, GF3, GF4, higher-chain oligosaccharides, glucose, fructose and saccharose.    
     
     
         9 . Process according to  claim 7 , 
 characterised in that    DFA III and/or the further saccharides are added to the beverage in the form of a syrup or as dry product.    
     
     
         10 . Process for producing a beverage according  claim 7 , 
 characterised in that    DFA III or DFA III/oligosaccharide mixture is added to the beverage in an amount of 0.01 to 25 wt %, referred to the weight of the beverage.    
     
     
         11 . Process for producing a beverage  claim 7 , 
 characterised in that    the DFA III/oligosaccharide mixture which is added is a composition with 10 to 90 wt % of DFA III, 0 to 20 wt % of GF2, 0 to 50 wt % of GF3 and/or GF4, 0 to 10 wt % of higher-chain oligosaccharides and 0 to 20 wt % of saccharides selected from glucose, fructose, saccharose and mixtures thereof.    
     
     
         12 . Process according to  claim 7 , 
 characterised in that    there is added to the beverage at least one additive selected from prebiotic dietary fibres which are different from DFA III, non-prebiotic dietary fibres, vitamins and minerals.    
     
     
         13 . Use of DFA III as a storage-stable dietary fibre in beverages.  
     
     
         14 . Use according to  claim 11 , 
 characterised in that    drink has a pH value of 2.0 to 5.0.